Yafai vs Cartagena

Who won Yafai vs Cartagena?

Galal Yafai beat Miguel Cartagena by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, April 30th, 2022, at Madison Square Garden, New York.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Galal Yafai.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Katie Taylor beating Amanda Serrano. Also on the undercard Jessie Vargas lost to Liam Smith, Franchon Crews Dezurn defeated Elin Cederroos, Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams was victorious over Chordale Booker, Reshat Mati beat Joe Eli Hernandez, and Skye Nicolson defeated Shanecqua Paisley Davis.

Yafai vs Cartagena stats

Back in April 2022, Galal Yafai stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 1 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Miguel Cartagena made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Yafai had a massive power advantage over Cartagena, boasting a 100% knockout percentage compared to Cartagena's 47%.

Galal Yafai was the same age as Miguel Cartagena, at 30 years old.

Cartagena had a height advantage of 2 inches over Yafai.

Both Galal Yafai and Miguel Cartagena fought out of an orthodox stance.

Yafai was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 23 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2022, 10 years and 11 months later than Cartagena, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 60 fewer professional rounds, totaling 49 compared to Cartagena's 109.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Miguel Cartagena had been fighting more than Galal Yafai.

Going into this contest, Galal Yafai had last fought 2 months and 3 days ago, while Miguel Cartagena's last outing had been 4 years, 7 months and 21 days ago.

What time did Yafai vs Cartagena start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States, which was around 12:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Yafai vs Cartagena?

Yafai vs Cartagena was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Yafai vs Cartagena?

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